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Learn JS #28

June 14 • 5:50 pm

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JavaScript Sets

A JavaScript Set is a collection of unique values.

Each value can only occur once in a Set.

Essential Set Methods

Method Description
new Set() Creates a new Set
add() Adds a new element to the Set
delete() Removes an element from a Set
has() Returns true if a value exists in the Set
forEach() Invokes a callback for each element in the Set
values() Returns an iterator with all the values in a Set
Property Description
size Returns the number of elements in a Set

How to Create a Set

You can create a JavaScript Set by:

  • Passing an Array to new Set()
  • Create a new Set and use add() to add values
  • Create a new Set and use add() to add variables

The new Set() Method

Pass an Array to the new Set() constructor:

Example

// Create a Set
const letters = new Set(["a","b","c"]);

Create a Set and add values:

Example

// Create a Set
const letters = new Set();

// Add Values to the Set
letters.add("a");
letters.add("b");
letters.add("c");

Create a Set and add variables:

Example

// Create a Set
const letters = new Set();

// Create Variables
const a = "a";
const b = "b";
const c = "c";

// Add Variables to the Set
letters.add(a);
letters.add(b);
letters.add(c);

The add() Method

Example

letters.add("d");
letters.add("e");

If you add equal elements, only the first will be saved:

Example

letters.add("a");
letters.add("b");
letters.add("c");
letters.add("c");
letters.add("c");
letters.add("c");
letters.add("c");
letters.add("c");

The forEach() Method

The forEach() method invokes (calls) a function for each Set element:

Example

// Create a Set
const letters = new Set(["a","b","c"]);

// List all Elements
let text = "";
letters.forEach (function(value) {
  text += value;
})

The values() Method

The values() method returns a new iterator object containing all the values in a Set:

Example

letters.values()   // Returns [object Set Iterator]

Now you can use the Iterator object to access the elements:

Example

// List all Elements
let text = "";
for (const x of letters.values()) {
  text += x;
}

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